It is interesting to hear the discussion about the environment in our time. It's interesting to me because as I read the Bible I see that God in His wisdom and infinite power oversees and governs all things in this world of His creation. The delicate balance of the natural systems and weather, the wildlife and all their habits and instincts are all under His sovereign and guiding hand. It bears witness to the great and intelligent Mover, who with purpose and determination sets these balances in our environment in motion, and then sustains it all in wisdom and benevolence. The times of the seasons, the paths and currents of the seas, as well as the migratory patterns of animals worldwide have all been created and determined by God to be "good."
But what about the human race? What is the way that God has ordained for us? What is the thing that characterizes us as part of God's good creation? The way He has ordained for us is the way of wisdom, and the first step toward that wisdom is to depart from wrong, and doing wrong. Read what Job says in the Bible. "He set a limit for the rain and a course for the thunderbolt, then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out. And to man He said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding." Our way as human beings is to fear the Lord, that is, to honor Him as God and worship Him as Lord of all creation, and follow His wise instructions in His word. That is the great civilizing factor and way to maintain a well ordered society. We alone of all living things on this planet have to capacity to worship Him and to have relationship with Him. We alone have the capacity to grasp the idea of a supremely loving and good Creator, to know that He sustains all of life, and to be able to call Him Father. His way for us to do that and enjoy that relationship, is for us to depart from evil, sin, and wrong doing.
This great privilege is ours now, through faith in His Son Jesus Christ. By His life, death and resurrection from the dead, our estranged relationship with our creator has been restored. We are now reconciled to God through faith in Jesus for the forgiveness of our sins and all our wrongs. We can depart from evil, by repenting, and returning to God through faith. That is wise, and the start on the path of wisdom in all of life. None of us wants to just live life in a random, purposeless way. We desire to live with meaning, to understand why we are here. We want to know how we fit in with all reality as part of God's good creation. Faith in Jesus answers and fulfills those questions for us. If you haven't yet, believe in Jesus for forgiveness of sins and depart from evil. That will be wisdom for you. Then in a very short time, you will find that your life has great purpose, that you are living the way God created you to live, free from sin, doing right instead of wrong, and growing in the wisdom and fear of the Lord.
The decision is yours today. Will you be wise? This is your time, and your beginning of wisdom. May God help you to make the wise choice!
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Friday, February 8, 2019
God's Purpose For Each
The Bible reads in Psalm 139:13-14, " For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well."
What a contrast to the view of many so called intellectuals and academicians who tell us that no one created us, we are simply a matter of random happenings. We are here with no plan, no purpose and no reason for being alive. These words remind us that God creates and sustains each of us and though we are so varied and so many individuals, God knows and is concerned about every one of us, even those who deny Him. There are some things that are true because of God's creating us and His care for us and we will do well to remember them each day.
One is that we are created in the image of God. Thus, we have the capacity to know and to worship our Creator. God formed Adam from the ground and then breathed into him and he became a living soul. Why did He create us? It is that we may know Him and have relationship with Him forever. We can start each day by taking a few minutes or so to pray, read the Bible, and to thank Him for a new day with new opportunities. He will meet us and we will grow in the knowledge of who He is.
Second is that God has a plan of wisdom for each of us. The wisdom that is missing from our society today is the wisdom from above, from God. The Bible is full of encouragements to learn the wisdom that comes from Him, through reading scripture, prayer, learning the truths of the christian faith by being part of a Gospel believing church. God tells us if we need wisdom or lack it, we can ask and He will abundantly supply it for us. Sometimes it's hard to ask for wisdom because we think it to be a sign of weakness or something. But rather than being weak it is a sign of wisdom already, that we recognize not only our need, but also that God is the source of wisdom and we show great faith by asking Him for guidance and insight.
Thirdly, He holds out hope to every person everywhere. In our day when so many have a sense of hopelessness, this is a very precious truth to learn. If we live simply because of a random accident, then why have hope? If God didn't create the world or us, why bother to do anything right? Why care for our brother? Why not do what ever seems to be for my benefit only and forget about anyone else's concerns or situation. There is no reason to do good, to be considerate of others, to cultivate a sense of any type of morality. We just do what we want to do, the best way we we can for the brief number of years we have, and when death comes it all ends. That's it. There is no reason for anyone to care that we were ever here at all. That is a hope robbing result of the evolutionary view of the world and of ourselves.
But God offers hope through faith in His Son Jesus Christ. He said, " I am the way, and the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me." Your soul knows very well that God is there. Jesus is your path to salvation, hope, purpose and security. Make your decision to believe in Him for the forgiveness of sins, and you will start a life that is far from random. Rather, it is a life filled with purpose and hope. You'll find that your reason to live is the same reason that God created you. You are not an afterthought, He created you deliberately and loves you intentionally. Nothing random about that.
What a contrast to the view of many so called intellectuals and academicians who tell us that no one created us, we are simply a matter of random happenings. We are here with no plan, no purpose and no reason for being alive. These words remind us that God creates and sustains each of us and though we are so varied and so many individuals, God knows and is concerned about every one of us, even those who deny Him. There are some things that are true because of God's creating us and His care for us and we will do well to remember them each day.
One is that we are created in the image of God. Thus, we have the capacity to know and to worship our Creator. God formed Adam from the ground and then breathed into him and he became a living soul. Why did He create us? It is that we may know Him and have relationship with Him forever. We can start each day by taking a few minutes or so to pray, read the Bible, and to thank Him for a new day with new opportunities. He will meet us and we will grow in the knowledge of who He is.
Second is that God has a plan of wisdom for each of us. The wisdom that is missing from our society today is the wisdom from above, from God. The Bible is full of encouragements to learn the wisdom that comes from Him, through reading scripture, prayer, learning the truths of the christian faith by being part of a Gospel believing church. God tells us if we need wisdom or lack it, we can ask and He will abundantly supply it for us. Sometimes it's hard to ask for wisdom because we think it to be a sign of weakness or something. But rather than being weak it is a sign of wisdom already, that we recognize not only our need, but also that God is the source of wisdom and we show great faith by asking Him for guidance and insight.
Thirdly, He holds out hope to every person everywhere. In our day when so many have a sense of hopelessness, this is a very precious truth to learn. If we live simply because of a random accident, then why have hope? If God didn't create the world or us, why bother to do anything right? Why care for our brother? Why not do what ever seems to be for my benefit only and forget about anyone else's concerns or situation. There is no reason to do good, to be considerate of others, to cultivate a sense of any type of morality. We just do what we want to do, the best way we we can for the brief number of years we have, and when death comes it all ends. That's it. There is no reason for anyone to care that we were ever here at all. That is a hope robbing result of the evolutionary view of the world and of ourselves.
But God offers hope through faith in His Son Jesus Christ. He said, " I am the way, and the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me." Your soul knows very well that God is there. Jesus is your path to salvation, hope, purpose and security. Make your decision to believe in Him for the forgiveness of sins, and you will start a life that is far from random. Rather, it is a life filled with purpose and hope. You'll find that your reason to live is the same reason that God created you. You are not an afterthought, He created you deliberately and loves you intentionally. Nothing random about that.
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